mobbing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for mobbing in the English»Italian Dictionary

mobbing [Brit ˈmɒbɪŋ] N (in the workplace)

mobbing

mobbing m

I.mob [Brit mɒb, Am mɑb] N + verbo sing o pl

1. mob (crowd):

mob

folla f

mob

ressa f (of di)

an angry mob

una folla inferocita

an angry mob before n violence, hysteria

di massa

2. mob (gang):

mob

gang f

3. mob (Mafia):

the Mob

la Mafia

the Mob before n boss, leader

mafioso, della Mafia

the Mob connection

con la Mafia

4. mob (group):

mob inf

combriccola f also pej

mob inf

banda f also pej

Byron, Keats and all that mob

Byron, Keats e compagnia bella

5. mob (masses):

the mob

le masse

the mob

la plebaglia pej

II.mob <forma in -ing mobbing, pt, pp mobbed> [Brit mɒb, Am mɑb] VB trans

1. mob (attack):

mob person

attaccare, assalire

mob place

assaltare

2. mob (crowd around):

mob

affollarsi intorno a, circondare

III.mob <forma in -ing mobbing, pt, pp mobbed> [Brit mɒb, Am mɑb] VB intr

mob

affollarsi

mob

accalcarsi

mob rule [Brit ˌmɒb ˈruːl, Am ˌmɑb ˈrul] N pej

mob rule

dominio m delle masse

flash mob [Brit ˈflaʃ mɒb] N

flash mob

flash mob m

lynch mob [Brit, Am ˈlɪntʃ ˌmɑb] N

lynch mob

linciatori mpl

mob-handed [mɒbˈhændɪd] ADV Brit inf

mob-handed turn up, go in:

mob-handed

a frotte, in gran numero

mob cap [Brit, Am ˈmɑbkæp] N FASHION

mob cap

charlotte f

mob scene [ˈmɒbsiːn] N

mob scene

(grande) concorso m di folla

mob scene CINE

scena f di massa

mob oratory [ˈmɒbɒrətrɪ, -ɔːrətɔːrɪ] N pej

mob oratory

demagogia f

rent-a-mob [ˈrentəmɒb] N inf, pej

rent-a-mob

= folla reclutata per creare disordini

mobbing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mobbing in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.mob [mɑ:b] N + sing/pl vb

1. mob (crowd):

mob

folla f

angry mob

turba f inferocita

2. mob inf:

the Mob

la mafia

II.mob <-bb-> [mɑ:b] VB trans

mob

accalcarsi intorno a

he was mobbed by his fans

i suoi fan gli si sono affollati intorno

Translations for mobbing in the Italian»English Dictionary

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turba pej

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mobbing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

angry mob

turba f inferocita

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English

Much of the activity within a noisy miner colony is antagonistic with chasing, pecking, fighting, scolding, and mobbing occurring frequently throughout the day.

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Mobbing is the harassing of a predator by many prey animals.

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Ecologically speaking, this resembles the mobbing behavior that characterizes many species of small birds when they collectively defend against the predator.

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In animal behaviour mobbing is a technique where many individuals of one species gang up on a larger individual of another species to drive them away.

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There is a separate internet site, the www.mobbing-scout.de.

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Hosts attack cuckoos more when they see neighbors mobbing cuckoos.

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Besides the ability to drive the predator away, mobbing also draws attention to the predator, making stealth attacks impossible.

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When threatened by predators, like snakes, ground squirrel will engage in mobbing behavior.

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Mobbing, especially by males, is also used to scare off unwanted predators, although mobbing often targets large animals and man-made devices by mistake.

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In addition to these two main calls a range of other sounds are made; these include scolding in mobbing of predators.

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